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- Shuni virus
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SHUV
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SHUV — • Shuni virus … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
shove-ha'penny — /shuv hay peuh nee, hayp nee/, n. Brit. a shuffleboard game played with coins or brass disks that are pushed by the hand and thumb down a board toward a scoring pit. Also, shove halfpenny /shuv hay peuh nee, hayp nee/. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
shoveler — /shuv euh leuhr, shuv leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that shovels. 2. Ornith. a. a freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere, Anas clypeata, having a broad, flat bill. b. any of several related, similar ducks. Also, esp. Brit., shoveller. [1400 … Universalium
shovel — /shuv euhl/, n., v., shoveled, shoveling or (esp. Brit.) shovelled, shovelling. n. 1. an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal. 2 … Universalium
shovelboard — /shuv euhl bawrd , bohrd /, n. the game of shuffleboard. [1525 35] * * * … Universalium
shovelful — /shuv euhl fool /, n., pl. shovelfuls. the amount held by a shovel. [1525 35; SHOVEL + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
shovelhead — /shuv euhl hed /, n. bonnethead. [1880 85, Amer.; SHOVEL + HEAD] * * * … Universalium
shovelnose — /shuv euhl nohz /, n. 1. any of various animals with a shovellike snout or head, as a guitarfish, Rhinobatos productus, of California. 2. See shovelnose sturgeon. [1700 10, Amer.; SHOVEL + NOSE] * * * … Universalium
shovel-nosed — /shuv euhl nohzd /, adj. having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel. [1700 10] * * * … Universalium
shovel prune — (SHUV.ul proon) v. To dig up a garden plant and discard it. Also: shovel prune. Example Citation: Hill and McBride adore roses each count about 25 bushes in their yards. But Hill emphasizes they are not fanatics. If they need to be shovel pruned… … New words
